The man underwent a planned operation, during which an instrument measuring approximately 2.5 centimetres was accidentally left in the abdominal cavity.
"The investigation shows that there was a mistake when the instruments were checked after the operation. Fortunately, the patient is doing well today," says Robert Blomgren, chief physician in the Dalarna Region, in a press release.
The region is now filing a Lex Maria report with the Swedish Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Ivo) and says it has taken measures to prevent something similar from happening again.
